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ATP Cup: Dimitrov doesn't get a team together!

Bulgaria will not replace Austria at the ATP Cup. According to the manager of top man Grigor Dimitrov , the time is too short to set up a team.

by Jens Huiber
last edit: Dec 28, 2021, 09:27 pm

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Grigor Dimitrov would like to start at the ATP Cup - but cannot
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Grigor Dimitrov would like to start at the ATP Cup - but cannot

“Come on, hopp, hopp, otherwise we will run out of time.” This is how DÖF and Manfred diving and Joesi Prokopetz put it back in 1983. After the withdrawal from Austria (due to Dennis Novak's cancellation), the ATP is now similar: a replacement must be found, the matches will start on January 1st, 2022. And the Russians (probably without Andrey Rublev), the Italians (probably with Matteo Berrettini) and the host Australians want to know who completes the group of four.

In any case, the Bulgarians will not be. As Grigor Dimitrov's manager announced, his client definitely wanted to turn up in Sydney. However, Dimitrov did not manage to set up a team in the short time. Dimitar Kuzmanov is number 187, the next best Bulgarian in the rankings. Adrian Andreev is at number 365. Apparently no one was available for short-term trips to Australia.

Monfils has not named

The French would also offer themselves, but Gael Monfils (21st place) did not mention their top man from the start. Ugo Humbert would come next, but the left-hander has not played a game since an appearance at the Challenger in Orleans. Croatia maybe? Marin Cilic is currently in 30th place, the Croatians were most recently in the final of the Davis Cup finals. Or Kazakhstan? You always like to watch Alexander Bublik at work.

But the problem is: Many players have called for tournaments taking place in Adelaide and Melbourne at the same time. And according to the strict regulations of the ATP, they are actually no longer allowed to pull out.

by Jens Huiber

Wednesday
Dec 29, 2021, 08:10 am
last edit: Dec 28, 2021, 09:27 pm